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Stand-up comedy legend Steven Wright has been expanding minds with concise quips for nearly three decades. Now with a new Comedy Central special -- his first in 15 years -- the master of the monotone is arming a whole new generation with brilliant one-liners and bizarre...

Coming to a city near you, stand-up comic Joe Rogan headlines the Maxim/Bud Light Real Men of Comedy Tour. But before he hit the road, the former Fear Factor host hit Punchline Magazine... with theories and hard truths.
By John Delery
Like the inventive but usually defective...

Saturday Night Live alum and stand-up comedy veteran Norm Macdonald is a man unfettered by Hollywood producers and sitcom stooges. HeÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s a man finally free to corrupt young minds in style. Come and get it, kids!
By Dylan P. Gadino
Having woken up minutes ago...

Rising from from a hip, close-knit scene in New York City, Russian-born Eugene Mirman is twisting traditional stand-up comedy into something incredibly odd. And no one's safe... not robots, not Star Trek and certainly not Richard Dreyfuss.
By Caroline...

What happens when you inject some rock 'n' roll into stand-up comedy? Read on.
Hours Ã¢â‚¬â€œ and I do mean many, many hours Ã¢â‚¬â€œ before the doors opened Saturday, August 26 at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ thousands of people...

Known for his work on MadTV, the tireless stand-up comic has re-entered the game of sketch comedy. But this time Damon Wayans is involved and the censors are far, far away.
By Dylan P. Gadino
The sidewalks and streets of midtown Manhattan are getting abused by driving...

Dane CookÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s new HBO series is redefining the way we look at stand-up comedy while changing the careers of four comics. Punchline Magazine checks in with the stars of Tourgasm in the conclusion of our two-part interview
Interview by Dylan P. Gadino
When we...

Dane CookÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s new HBO series is redefining the way we look at stand-up comedy while changing the careers of four comics. Punchline Magazine checks in with the stars of Tourgasm and finds thereÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s always time to gild a lily.
Interview by Dylan P....

Metal-obsessed comedian Brian Posehn is now married and living in suburb, so is he about to hide his devil horns?
By John Delery
It's not as if would ever skip a System of a Down concert to attend a zoning board meeting. It's not as if he has completely forsaken head...